List of 10 winners of ArtPrize art competition taking place in downtown Grand Rapids, Mich.October 8th, 2009 List of 10 winners of Mich. art competitionThe winners of ArtPrize, a new art competition in Grand Rapids, Mich., were announced Thursday.
Northern Illinois University unveils memorial sculpture for victims of campus shootingOctober 2nd, 2009 Memorial sculpture honors NIU shooting victimsDEKALB, Ill. — Officials at Northern Illinois University have unveiled a sculpture at the site of a campus shooting that left five students dead in 2008.
Da Vinci's forgotten sculptures, other rare works make first US appearance at Atlanta museumOctober 1st, 2009 Ga. museum displays forgotten da Vinci sculpturesATLANTA — Leonardo da Vinci once spent nearly two decades creating a 26-foot sculpture of a horse to honor a royal Italian family, only to have the plaster masterpiece destroyed by French soldiers. The Italian artist best known for his paintings and inventions rather than sculpting abilities created more than a dozen sculptures in his lifetime, many of which have disappeared.
Missing sculpture prompts tighter security at Bernard Madoff's former NY beach homeSeptember 17th, 2009 Sculpture missing from Madoff's NY beach homeMONTAUK, N.Y. — Security has been tightened at Bernard Madoff's former beach home after the theft of a sculpture off the front porch.
Bronze sculpture valued at $500,000 was donated to Goodwill; now it's going to back to ownerSeptember 10th, 2009 $500K artwork given to charity returning to ownerMIAMI — A valuable bronze sculpture that was donated to charity without the donor or recipient realizing its worth is going back to its owner. The approximately 1,200-pound sculpture, titled "Vanessa-Helena-Katharina-Landegger," by prominent American sculptor Sterett-Gittings Kelsey, was donated to Goodwill Industries of South Florida in May by a Miami investment firm, which asked to remain anonymous.
Man butts heads with Colorado town officials over bare-bottom statueSeptember 2nd, 2009 Man butts heads with town over bare-bottom statueSILT, Colo. — At least one critic in the western Colorado town of Silt said a new sculpture of a bare-bottom rock climber is exposing the public to a little too much art.
NUDE JOLIE STATUE TO BE UNVEILEDAugust 4th, 2009 A naked ANGELINA JOLIE will be gracing the streets of Oklahoma City in September (09) - a life-size statue of the Hollywood actress breastfeeding has been created by New York-based artist DANIEL EDWARDS. The bronze sculpture of mother-of-six Jolie, titled Landmark for Breastfeeding, was inspired by the star's W magazine cover last year (08), in which she was snapped by boyfriend Brad Pitt breastfeeding her newborn twins.
Susan Boyle to get 'statue honour'July 27th, 2009 LONDON - Susan Boyle might be honoured with a statue in her hometown of Blackburn. The West Lothian Council is considering building a statue in honour of Susan Boyle, which could become an attraction for tourists flocking her hometown.
Sculpture of naked family turns heads at Florida shopping mall; PTA asks parents to complainJuly 24th, 2009 Sculpture at Fla. shopping plaza turns headsDELRAY BEACH, Fla.
I can't believe it's not Michael! Iowa fair nixes plans for King of Pop butter statueJuly 18th, 2009 King of Pop creamed in online butter statue voteDES MOINES, Iowa — Jesus Christ and his apostles made the cut. So did John Wayne, Elvis and Tiger.
Statue of Liberty replica missing from NY coffee shop shown blindfolded, beheaded in Web videoJuly 9th, 2009 Missing Liberty replica turns up in Web beheadingNEW YORK — A replica Statue of Liberty stolen from a New York City coffee shop has apparently turned up in a video that shows it blindfolded, beheaded and smashed to pieces. The video includes slogans like "We don't want your freedom" and "Death to America" flashing in 1980s video game font on the screen.
'The Little Mermaid' sets its final Broadway swim, closing Aug. 30; national tour plannedJune 30th, 2009 'The Little Mermaid' sets its final Broadway swimNEW YORK — "The Little Mermaid" is set for its final Broadway swim. The lavish musical based on the Disney animated film will close Aug.
Harrods owner plans Michael Jackson memorial statueJune 27th, 2009 LONDON - Harrods owner Mohamed al Fayed has said that a Michael Jackson memorial statue will be put up at the Knightsbridge store. Fayed said: "I'm distraught, can't believe this could happen, it's a total shock.
Feds say 9/11 firefighter sculpture in Emmitsburg, Md., was financed by investor fraudJune 23rd, 2009 9/11 sculpture embroiled in alleged fraud schemeHAGERSTOWN, Md. — A towering sculpture in the Maryland mountains depicting three New York City firefighters raising the U.S.
China's Ai Weiwei wins competition to design substitute for Shanghai-bound Mermaid statueMay 5th, 2009 China's Ai Weiwei to design Mermaid substituteCOPENHAGEN — A video installation by Chinese artist Ai Weiwei will replace Copenhagen's famed Little Mermaid statue when it goes on display at the World Expo in Shanghai next year, officials said Tuesday. The Danish Expo secretariat picked Ai's project over three other entries in a design competition.
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